PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
NHS Property and Estates Review (7 February 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the procurement process which removes responsibility for facilities management services from NHS Property Services Ltd will be in line with the proposals set out in the Government's response to the Naylor Review, published on 30 January 2018.

Asked by:
Karin Smyth (Labour)

The Government’s response to the Naylor Review confirmed that it has chosen not to merge the existing National Health Service property companies at the current time. NHS Property Services Ltd and Community Health Partnerships Ltd (CHP) will continue to provide the asset ownership and management, facilities management (FM) and financing functions that they offer currently. In running a procurement now for ‘soft’ FM services (cleaning, catering, laundry etc), CHP is seeking to improve and better coordinate soft FM activities across its sites and better serve its customers requirements. The initiative will enable CHP to deliver more active management of its buildings for the benefit of its customers, their staff and patients.

Answered by:
Steve Barclay (Conservative)
20 February 2018